Salvador Dalí – Fraudulent Counselors (Inferno Canto 26)

Title: Fraudulent Counselors

Artist: Salvador Dalí

Portfolio: Divine Comedy | Inferno Canto 26

Original woodcut print in colors on Rives paper

Sheet Size: 13" × 10"

Framed Size: 17" × 14.5"

Signature: No. As issued

Publisher: Les Heures Claires, Paris (1964)

Reference: Field catalogue raisonné p. 194

From Dante's Inferno, Canto 26 — where deceivers are condemned to burn eternally within tongues of flame — Dalí renders this haunting scene with his signature surrealist intensity. The composition crackles with movement and moral weight, a vivid meditation on the consequences of cunning and betrayal.

Provenance & Significance

Published in 1964 by the prestigious Parisian house Les Heures Claires, Dalí's Divine Comedy series stands as one of the most celebrated collaborations between fine art and literary masterwork. Each print was produced as issued — a faithful, authorized edition that has become a cornerstone of serious Dalí collections worldwide.

A rare opportunity to own a piece of surrealist history, beautifully framed and ready to display.